E-health - Module 10

C1 Advanced · Open Cloze · Advanced Expert Student's Resource Book, Pearson Education

For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

What is known (0) ___ e-health is one of the most interesting developments of the electronic age. The term is applied to a range of devices designed to help us manage our personal health. A growing number of apps and wearable devices are now (1) ___ the market, allowing the individual to monitor (2) ___ things as the burning of calories and fertility cycles. Yet scientists say that these wearable devices barely scratch the surface of (3) ___ will eventually be possible. They see much greater potential (4) ___ direct therapeutic intervention as (5) ___ to passive monitoring. One hand-held device is already delivering treatment for migraine headaches, through the use of electronic pulses (6) ___ of drugs. The device, which looks (7) ___ an electric razor, is placed against the neck, where it stimulates the vagus nerve. The electronic pulses help control a substance called glutamine, (8) ___ has been linked to migraines. In one clinical trial, the device provided effective pain relief in 43 percent of cases.

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